Would Hungary have become an “electoral autocracy”?
The situation in Hungary has only worsened since the European Parliament (EP) adopted in September 2018, by a two-thirds majority of its members, a report by Judith Sargentini on the situation of the rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights in Hungary. This is the opinion of French Green MEP Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield, who is drafting another resolution on behalf of the European Parliament on whether the country is seriously undermining the Union’s fundamental values. Folk word.
According to the new draft report, the concerns are the same as they were four years ago, and in the meantime a number of new problems have emerged, such as further undermining media pluralism and the independence of the judiciary. In the absence of strong current action, Hungary has now become an electoral autocracy, the rapporteur said.
It therefore urges the Intergovernmental Council to move forward with the weekly article process, make recommendations to the government and set deadlines for their implementation. All this does not yet require the full agreement of the member states, he points out. The rapporteur, in line with previous EP resolutions, reiterates his call on the European Commission not to approve the Hungarian money recovery plan due to the risks of abuse of the community.